Pod Save America Hosts Call on Democrats to Cut All Israel Military Aid, No Longer Accept AIPAC Funding
Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Local Jewish Community Calls for Action
‘All of Our Strength’: Over 1,000 Pro-Israel Activists Gather in DC for Solidarity Conference
‘Devastated’: Wesley LePatner, Killed in Manhattan Mass Shooting, Was a Jewish Communal, Philanthropic Leader
Sen. Angus King Vows to No Longer Vote for Israel Military Aid Until Gaza Conditions Improve
Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaza Backlash, Palestinian State Push, Says Israeli FM
Israel’s National Soccer Coach Attacked in Athens Before Soccer Fans Chant ‘F–K Israel, Free Palestine’ at Match
New York Judge Sentences Neo-Nazi to 5 Years for Livestreaming Bomb Threats Against Jewish Hospitals
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Meets Conditions, Starmer Says
USS George H.W. Bush Docks in Haifa, Crew to Celebrate July Fourth in Israel
Error: Contact form not found.
by JNS.org
The USS George H. W. Bush aircraft carrier. Photo: U.S. Navy.
JNS.org – The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft supercarrier docked at Israel’s Haifa Bay Saturday for the first time in 17 years.
The world’s largest warship left its homeport of Norfolk, Va., Jan. 21 as part of Operation Inherent Resolve to combat the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria. According to the Pentagon, the nuclear-powered carrier was relocated to the Eastern Mediterranean from the Arabian Gulf in May.
The warship is manned by a crew of some 5,000 sailors and carries around 90 fighter jets. Due to the ship’s massive size, it was unable to dock at Haifa’s port, and anchored two and a half miles from the shore.
American and Israeli officials have not disclosed the purpose of the warship’s visit. The vessel’s crew will be granted leave to travel around Israel and will celebrate the July Fourth holiday in the Jewish state.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav are expected to visit the ship Monday, before it leaves port Wednesday to continue its missions. US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman will reportedly accompany the Israeli officials aboard the ship.
Haifa served as a base for the US Sixth Fleet in the 1980s and 1990s, but the US Navy pulled out of the area in 2000 during the second Palestinian intifada.
